
Muscat: Around 1,000 seedlings of mangrove trees have been cultivated by the Environment Authority in the wilayat of Barka.
A statement issued online by Environment Authority said: "Within the framework of the national initiative to plant 10 million trees, and with the aim of preserving and rehabilitating the ecosystems and their components, the Environment Authority implemented a campaign to cultivate 1,000 seedlings of mangroves in Khor Al Hfri in the wilayat of Barka."